Coronado: Francisco Vazquez de Coronado Explores the Southwest (Exploring the World)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0756501237 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-Cartier looked for a northwest passage to China; instead, he discovered and explored Canada. Full-color photographs, most notably of the geographic sites as they are today, complement the texts as well. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Magellan initiated the first sailing voyage around the world but died en route. Public opinion considered their quests, grounded in the search for wealth, a failure at first. Each book has a time line, a list of each explorer's important contemporaries, and a "Did You Know?" section of trivia. The men's lives are examined in balanced, well-written texts that objectively share the impact of the explorations on the environment and on native populations. Coronado explored the American Southwest in search of gold and other riches. Numerous color reproductions of old prints, maps, paintings, and ma
A biography outlining the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, the Spaniard who led an expedition and exploration through the American Southwest.
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